Invasive weeds, such as Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth), thrive well in such polluted waters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eastern Africa and freshwater resources] Reference

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is one of the most prolific plants on earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [17: Above-ground (urban) gardens] Reference

Water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, is one of the most invasive water weeds in the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Biocontrol of Invasive Water Hyacinth Contributes to Socioeconomic Improvement | Impact Lab] Reference

Common floating species include Eichhornia crassipes, Salvinia auriculata, and Pistia stratiotes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pantanal] Reference

Eichhornia crassipes, water hyacinth by Bob Riggins — Definitely an invasive species here in South Texas!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Photography Contest: Finalists, Invasive - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

How about some naturally phytoremediating plants, like water hyacinth, Eichhornia Crassipes, in deeper swales.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hyperlocalizing Hydrology in the Post-Industrial Urban Landscape] Reference

Invasive alien species, and in particular Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth), threatens many freshwater bodies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Southern Africa and freshwater resources] Reference

Water hyacinth ( '' Eichhornia crassipes '') is a major invasive alien species in AFrica, clogging many water bodies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Invasive alien species and development challenges in Africa] Reference

Leersia hexandra, Luziola peruviana, Paspalum acuminatum Setaria sp., and other herbaceous plants including Eichhornia spp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beni savanna] Reference

Other typical species found here are Najas pectinata, Eichhornia crassipes, and Cyperus and Juncus spp. that grow along lake shores.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nile Delta flooded savanna] Reference

In addition, exotic plant species such as water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) threaten the biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems in the hotspot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Biological diversity in Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands] Reference

Planting trees on the canal bunds, besides yielding fuelwood and fodder, will help to suppress excessive growth of species like Typhia augustifolia and Eichhornia crassipes.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Water management.] Reference

Examples of these species include Eichhornia crassipes (jacinto de agua), Pistis stratiotes (lechuga de agua), Nymphaea odorata (loto, flor de agua or ova), Utricularia spp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cuban wetlands] Reference

For instance, on page 140, the botanical name for the water hyacinth is given as "Eichornia crassipes"; the more usual spelling is "Eichhornia crassipes", as used on page 210.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lake Chapala: a review of "The Lerma-Lake Chapala watershed: evaluation and management"] Reference

There is a wide variety of aquatic flora along river banks and in the numerous pools; the destructive invader water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes is often cleared out by high floods.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kaziranga National Park, India] Reference

There is some danger of pollution of the Vaal river by various effluents from the farmland, industry and metropolis upstream which have led to infestation by algae and water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vredefort Dome, South Africa] Reference

Photographs from U.S. surveillance satellites indicate about 1 percent of Lake Victoria's surface - primarily along the shore - is now covered by water hyacinths, the popular name for Eichhornia crassipes.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

(Eichhornia crassipes), and seaweeds (Gracaleria, Verrucosa, and Sargassum) has been investigated as a potential input supplement for biogas digesters currently in operation in Fiji and elsewhere in the South Pacific (7).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Vegetative reproduction occurs primarily via stem fragmentation, but some species use the whole plant (Lemna, Eichhornia crassipes), shoot fragments (Ceratophyllum demersum), and specialized organs such as tubers (Hydrilla, Potamogeton).    From Wordnik.com.  [Macrophytes] Reference

To date, heavy metal levels in lake water have been inside international norms for water suitable for drinking after treatment, but their concentrations in certain aquatic plants, including the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and bulrush (Typha latifolia), are far greater.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lake Chapala: Can Mexico's largest lake be saved?] Reference

Aquatic communities include camalotes, primarily of the genus Eichhornia and Reussia, onagraceae like Victoria cruziana (irupé) with large plate-shaped leaves and white flowers with many petals; we also find Cyperus giganteus (pirí), Typha latifolia and T. Domingensis (totoras) and the beautiful blue-flowered pontederiacea Pontederia lanceolata (cucharero).    From Wordnik.com.  [Paraná flooded savanna] Reference

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 20] Reference

Genus: Eichhornia.    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference

Eichhornia Crassipes Major.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gardening for the Million] Reference